| Name: | Edward Downes |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1824 |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Date of Death: | 12th November, 1845 |
| Age: | 21 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 60 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Stealing |
| Convicted at: | Salop Assizes |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Sir Robert Peel |
| Departure date: | 6th September, 1844 |
| Arrival date: | 26th December, 1844 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 253 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 183 (93) |
| Source description: | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project. |
Leonie Dolley on 13th May, 2013 wrote:
Edward was transported for stealing a saucepan. He was accidentally killed by the falling of a tree at the Deloraine Probation Station 12\11\1845.
Leonie Dolley on 13th May, 2013 made the following changes:
date of birth 1824, date of death 1845, gender, occupation, crime
Iris Dunne on 30th April, 2018 made the following changes:
date of death: 12th November, 1845 (prev. 1845)
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